I've been dreaming.

Let me start off by saying that my dreams do not, under any circumstances, compare to exmi's. But lately, I have been recalling my dreams & some are just down right weird. These are shortened versions because a lot of my dreams I just do not recall much beyond the gist/theme/major highlights as the case may be.

the 1st dream I was conned by 1 of my ex boyfriend's, and the only 1 who almost managed to get me to the alter, to be a guest violinist in his class. Basically, I was to be his show & tell for the day. In the dream, I was sitting there in the front of a college classroom, listening to the professor going on & on about my qualities & such, being extremely detailed which made me a lot confused, and give a short demo himself of what someone playing the violin looks & sounds like. And during all of this, the fact that I have never once in my life even picked up a violin was politely mentioned & ignored. Before I could stand up & do my demonstration of total violin incompetence, my alarm went off.

The next dream was even stranger. I remember even less of this one, but I was living in a nice 3 bedroom house with my sister's ex-husband, his new wife & step son. It was all very polite & all, and it was made bearable to me because I was the owner of the place, but it was odd because not only was my sister OK with it all, but she got a kick out the situation. It helped that he & his family were perennially late with their share of the bill money. Throw in the fact that I rarely saw them, & it worked.

The final dream is even stranger. I was dating/living with Ty Pendington (spelling?) of ABC's Extreme Home Makeover fame. The 2 of us had made a stop at some sort of fair and were wandering around when a couple he had helped in the past approached & asked for additional help because they had failed in all their other attempts. While Ty talked with the husband, I baby shopped with the wife/mother-to-be. Eventually, Ty wrapped up the conversation and we wandered down the aisle. At the end we found this weird buffet line that had pizza, spaghetti, hamburgers, hotdogs, sausage, hotdog-burgers, & sausage-burgers. I got just a burger, but he tried the sausage burger. It was ridiculously phallic looking because what they did in my dream is wrap hamburger meat around a sausage or hot dog & then grilled it. There are other memory flashes from that dream, but they mostly revolve around being held, and how it felt to be pulled close & all that good stuff.

As I said, weird. Where any of that came from I do not know. Especially since the closest to watching TV I have done in months is the local news, Hot Wheels movies 1-3, & the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

And as a bit of clarification, I have posted some negative comments about chihauha's on exmi's blog. I think they are cute friendly dogs that are great family pets. I have played with & baby sat many over the years. But I have a hard time coping with a breed that I know was bred originally for the dinner pot. I know that in the Orient (Japan, Korea, China, etc.), and parts of Europe if PETA is to be believed, it is still common to eat dog, cat & horse meat, but they also bred the animals for other purposes. Never solely as food. It makes it hard to take the little fuzz balls seriously.

It's Thursday

Another day has passed. I am incredibly sore right now and I'm feeling old, fat, & ugly. Yesterday at work, we CLEANED. As in, my boss & I removed multiple climbing rose bushes down to the roots. We cleared vines & weeds throughout the property. We shifted planters ranging from small 4 inch pots to 100 gallon monsters. We rearranged plants. Moved the freakin' water fountains in all their monstrous glory to a new location after scrubbing them down.

Now, I fuckin' ache. I have red ant bites on my hands & feet, so they are swollen and incredibly itchy. I had cockroaches crawling on me, & my reactions - usually a shriek with shudders - were not helped by my boss who backed away shrieking & shuddering.

Oh well. We did do an excellent job & I am proud of what we accomplished. I just wish I was younger & healthier because it takes too long to recover anymore. It is downright depressing.

Anyway, for those few of you who read this, can anyone explain to me what an iPod is & how you use it? As in, how do you get the music on the thingy? And any hints as to what to look for would also be appreciated. Thanks!

It's Freakin' Hot!

It's been a while since I posted. Wish I could say it was because something exciting was happening, but that's not in the cards. Over the past few weeks, our A/C has crashed & died. Fortunately, the repairmen were prompt and saved us from being broiled alive. I've been working in this 100 degree heat at the nursery and then spending my days off here at home clearing the yard of various mulberry bushes & vines.

I have also been to see the new "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest." I loved it, but with 1 major proviso. I have listened to the reviews and general hype so I know what is coming up in next year's installment. So a lot of the excitement was just not there. I enjoyed it, but knowing just killed the climatic thrills.

1 of the benies of going to the theater was the trailer for the new Transformers movie coming out next July. Since I grew up watching those cartoons and playing with the toys, and generally enjoying my childhood, I am looking forward to seeing more about the movie. I will go see Tranformers for pretty much the same reason will go see Miami Vice. I grew up watching the show & I am curious to know what comes next. Besides, I can't rent in this house until my mother goes back to work because my taste in movies is too violent for her taste. Since she is Mom, she rules.

I have no desire to be a mom, but mom's sure have the power. Really kind of grumpy about that. But, since I am living for free right now, I guess I should be counting my numerous blessings & try not to be too obvious as I count the days.

Not much else going on. Working with plants either at work or here at home. Reading when I grab a few hours. Going to be around 9 pm so I can get up at 4 am to have some privacy and do my yoga before everyone else is up. I have learned most conclusively that when I do my yoga alone early in the morning my day goes much more smoothly & peacefully. If I sleep in, then I end up being a jungle gym for my nephew & trying to flow from upward dog to downward dog is hard enough with a bad back, adding 60 lbs of hyper active 7 yr old makes it impossible. Since I also get to be a sounding board for my mother & pet diversion for my sister so she can become human, it is just easier to get up ridiculously early. 1 of my goals is to buy a cheap DVD player so I can do my yoga in my bedroom in privacy. I know there will be comments, but at least I will have peace.

When I finally do move out, I will be a rabid dog where my privacy is concerned. I will be more than happy to have guests, but only by appointment. Preferably 4 weeks in advance. And maybe I'll make arrangements so my company can stay in a motel. And I am going to create a wine "cellar" because I am the only drinker right now. I am not a big drinker by any stretch, but I do like having a glass of wine occasionally, usually when I take a hot bath and am burning candles, listening to soothing Gregorian chants, and generally relaxing. But that will have to wait a bit. Joy.